Alibaba (Qwen) — tracked routes and prices
1 access routes across api (per token). Cheapest verified per-token route: Qwen official API (Model Studio) at $3.00/M blended. Every route was verified directly on its official page this pass. Snapshot 2026-09-07 (rows accessed 2026-09-07). Rankings live on the cost leaderboard.
| Category | Route | Price (list) | Notes and caveats | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API (per token) | Qwen official API (Model Studio)alibaba--api--qwen-official | qwen3.8-max $2.00/$6.00; qwen3.7-max $2.50/$7.50; qwen3.7-plus $0.40/$1.60; qwen3.8-flash $0.15/$0.47 | Singapore-region Model Studio list price, 0<token<=1M tiers. Hong Kong prices qwen3.8-max at $1.65/$4.951 with night discounts 22:00-08:00 UTC+8; qwen3.7-plus (HK) lists $0.276 with 60% off at night, 20% off daytime.· Region/term tiers - see notes | srcDIRECT |
Qwen official API (Model Studio)
qwen3.8-max $2.00/$6.00; qwen3.7-max $2.50/$7.50; qwen3.7-plus $0.40/$1.60; qwen3.8-flash $0.15/$0.47
API (per token) · DIRECT · Region/term tiers - see notes
Route economics at a glance
Assembled from the verified rows above — no new data. Each figure links its official source and carries the date it was read.
| Free / promo routes | 0 | None sold by Alibaba (Qwen) directly. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| API per-token range (blended) | $3.00–$3.00/M | Across 1 priced API route; blended = (3 x input + output) / 4 — see methodology. | |
| Batch / off-peak discounts | 0 | None published on tracked routes. | |
| Published overage terms | 0 of 0 routes | Not applicable to tracked routes. | |
Cited intelligence scores
Quoted from the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3, accessed 2026-09-07 — not measured by us. Each value links its exact AA source row. Artificial Analysis scores every reasoning-effort variant separately; we quote the named variant shown. An asterisk marks scores AA itself flags as estimates.
Sources & methods
Snapshot 2026-09-07 (per-datum access dates at right; a few rows rest on dated official snapshots — see notes). Every price above links its official source in the routes table; every score above links its AA source row. Below, each datum's source and access date, in full. Method: methodology.
| Datum | Source | Accessed | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen official API (Model Studio)API (per token) · qwen3.8-max $2.00/$6.00; qwen3.7-max $2.50/$7.50; qwen3.7-plus $0.40/$1.60; qwen3.8-flash $0.15/$0.47 | alibabacloud.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Qwen3.8 Max — II v4.3: 45*Quoted score, not measured by us; AA-marked estimate | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |